City & County of Grande Prairie implement a fire restriction

The fire advisories issued for both the County and City of Grande Prairie have been upgraded to a restriction.

Both municipalities credited the current heat wave for creating dry conditions that are ideal for a wildfire.

Now, with this restriction, no new permits will be issued, and a number of burning practices are prohibited:

• Open burning of any kind
• Burn barrels
• Residential fire pits without a spark arrestor or screen
• Smudge fires
• Safe wood campfires on public lands
• Fireworks not permitted